Taking the Pulse of Yellowstone’ s “ Breathing ” Caldera

1. Taking the Pulse of Yellowstone’s“Breathing” Caldera Eruption History

2. Where is Yellowstone?

3. What is Yellowstone? Exploring the landscape

4. What is Yellowstone? Exploring the landscape

5. What is Yellowstone? Cultural and geological features

6. What is Yellowstone? Cultural and geological features

7. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseVolcanic eruptions

8. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseVolcanic eruptions

9. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseLava flows Volcanic rocks erupted after caldera collapsed

10. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseAsh falls Areas of ash fall

11. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseVolcanic features Volcanic features in Google Earth

12. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseData Links to data files: • The National Park Service map as an overlay • Satellite images of the ground (LiDAR) • Yellowstone’s caldera • Yellowstone’s hot areas

13. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseStudent resources Information • EARTH: “Tracking Yellowstone’s Activity” http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/tracking-yellowstones-activity (Search for “tracking yellowstone’s activity.”) • “Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3024/fs2005-3024.pdf (Search for “pdf usgs explosion yellowstone.”) • “Tracking Changes in Yellowstone's Restless Volcanic System” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs100-03/ (Search for “tracking changes yellowstone.”)

14. Taking Yellowstone’s PulseSources • American Museum of Natural History (n.d.) Science Bulletins: “Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below, “Signs of Restlessness.” http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/earth/documentaries/yellowstone-monitoring-the-fire-below/article-signs-of-restlessness (Search for “amnh signs restlessness.”) • Christensen, R. et. al.2007. USGS: Open-file Report 2007-1071. “Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity.“http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1071/ (Search for “preliminary volcanic hydrothermal hazards yellowstone.”) • Dzurisin, D.; Savage, J.C.; and Fournier, R.O. 1990. “Recent crustal subsidence at Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming.” Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 52, p. 247-270. accessed from Yellowstone Volcano Observatory,“ Leveling Data Across Yellowstone Caldera.” http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70016303 (Search for “recent subsidence at yellowstone.”) • Puckas, C.; Smith, R; Meertens, C.; and Chang, W-L. 2007. “Crustal deformation of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcano-tectonic system: Campaign and continuous GPS observations, 1987-2004.” Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 112. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/2007/PuskasJGR.pdf (Search for “Puskas deformation yellowstone-snake river.”) • USGS. 2010. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. “Volcano Monitoring at Yellowstone National Park” http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/activity/monitoring/index.php (Search for “YVO monitoring.”) • USGS. 2008. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. “Recent ups and downs of Yellowstone Caldera.” http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/publications/2007/upsanddowns.php (Search for “ups downs yellowstone.”) • USGS. 2005. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3024: “Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions--What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3024/ (Search for “usgs steam explosions yellowstone.”) • USGS. 2004. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 100-03: “Tracking Changes in Yellowstone’s Restless Volcanic System.”http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs100-03/ (Search for “tracking changes yellowstone.”)